PT-2002-2411 · Ibm · Aix

Published 2002-12-31 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2002-1687

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions AIX (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the diagnostics library, which can be exploited by local users. This is achieved by setting a long DIAGNOSTICS environment variable, allowing attackers to cause data and instructions to be overwritten.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-1687

Affected Products

Aix

References · 2

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/aix/2002-q1/0005.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1687 · Security Note